Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1887-02-06

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sensfneI's Reporter.
The want Of money Is the root OF oil
evil.
The County Commissioners will meet
tomorrow.
R. Richard. formerly Of this place, came
in on last evenings train.
President Cleveland yesterday signed
the Interstate Commerce bill.
Owing 70 the windstorm yesterday all
the telegraph lines worked badly.
The usual religious services will be held
in the Episcopal and Catholic Churches
to-day.
Mrs. II. Neustatder, nee Miss Nettie Cohn
arrived here last evening from San Fran
cisco.
There have been $50 cases OF diphtheria
reported In San Francisco during the past
month.
The President has signed the bill grant
ing pensions to soldiers and sailors OF
the Mexican war.
There will be q meeting Of the Italo.
Swiss Benevolent Society at 2 o'clock this
afternoon at their hall.
Three and q half million acres OF land
have been burned over in Texas the our
rent year by prairie fires.
DR.. Mary Walkers great sorrow Ia said
to be that she has no little boys for whom
she can make over her old pantaloons.
Michael Dsvitt has travelled over 10. 200
miles. delivered forty-eight speeches and
been married in . period OF less than ten
weeks.
The alarm Of fire yesterday morning
was caused by SCOT burning in one OF the
iues In the Courthouse. No damage was
done.
San Francisco policeman was fined S25
q few days ago for taking Q drink OF
whisky In q saloon. Virtuous San Fran
oiscoi
Sheriff Sweeney has an important no.
tice to those persons who have been In the
habit OF throwing hot ashes in the public
streets.
III. Gregg. Speaker OF the House in the
Oregon Legislature, had to get to his dss-
tination on Q hand-car on account OF wash
outs and storms.
Our thanks are due TO Assemblymsn
Smith, OF this county. for O copy Of the
Biennial Report OF the Board Of Directors
Of the Orphans Home.
A locomotive now building at the Rhode
Island Locomotive Works ia intended to
draw a train between Providence and New
London, co miles in 60 minutes.
Owing to the "blizzsrd" last evening
the performance at the Opera House was
postponed to some future time. Due
notice OF the next performance will be
given.
A writer has 1t that Bismsrck's f~aintest
breath would fan the flames OF European
war. Here lie another unfortunate effect
OF that powerful German combination Of
beer and limburger.
The Nevada Supreme Court has de-
clared the Salary bill OF 1885 %unconstitu-
tional. aud the present State officers will
enjoy che old salaries. The defect WAS In
the title Of the bill.
G. +. Smith, the missing book keeper OF
Baker Il Hamilton OF Sacramento. was .
defaulser to the amount of $l.400. Motto
for criminal lawyers: "If at first the
courts convict, try. try again"
"Do you know where the devil lives p
whispered one little boy 10 another. " Yes,
I know; he lives at our house, for pa said
you've got the sitting. room hot enough TO
roast the devil and all the little ones"
A furious gale commenced here Friday
night, aud continued throughout yester-
day and las. night. 1t was the most severe
windstorm that has been witnessed here
for several years. Luckily, however, IL
done but little damage.
A little blaze occurred down at the Eu-
reka Con. works yesterday afternoon.
burning several feet OF trestle on the
dump. The fire was e~xsinguished before
any other damage was done. We did mot
learn the cause OF the fire.
1t will DO seen by an advertisement in
another column that ALI Harris intends
removing his store to the building hereto
fore occupied by P. Steler and Mrs. Nc
CARNEY. aud will sell his goods at bedrock
prices until the 18th instant. Read his
adv.